This Flatpack Electric Van Is The Uber For Potatoes! with OX Delivers
In this episode of the Fully Charged SHOW Podcast, Imogen is joined by Simon Davis, CEO and Co-founder of OX Delivers. This UK-based electric vehicle company is creating flat-pack electric trucks specifically designed for East Africa.
Beyond building a sturdy and durable electric van, OX is revolutionizing the business model. They’re operating as a vehicle-as-a-service platform for farmers in Rwanda, essentially an ‘Uber for potatoes.’ OX Delivers is not only providing essential logistics services at a fraction of the cost of local alternatives but also empowering their customers with greater resilience and profitability. Enjoy!
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:00 What is OX Delivers?
2:20 Old vehicles in Africa
3:46 Designed by Gordan Murray
4:58 Selling EVs doesn’t work…
7:11 Uber for Potatoes
10:32 Higher profits for farmers
12:59 Digital inequity
14:16 Flatpack?!
15:56 Charging infrastructure in Rwanda
17:55 EV incentives
19:54 Total Cost of Ownership
23:15 Transportation equity
24:36 Started in a church hall..
26:33 What’s next?
27:44 We won’t own our vehicles
30:53 Big meaty challenges
34:27 Concluding thoughts
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